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W. MOKIE.

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N0. 395,664. Patented Jan. 1, 1889.

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VILAM MCKIE, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK, ASSRNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRAN- CIS C. HUYCK AND GHANOEY E. AltGERSINGER, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 395,664, dated January 1,1889. Application filed October 23, 1888. Serial No. 288,918. (No model.)

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Be it known that ,\VILLIAM MCKIE, of the city and county of Albany, in the Stateof New York, have invented new and useful Improveniente in Composite Boots, of which the following' is a specification.

The object of my invention is to remedy a common and well-known defect in composite boots of the class which are made for lumber men and other operatives whose occupation requires them to perform their work out-ofdoors in cold weather, which defect consists in the liability of the body of the boot becoming' cracked and broken after a brief use thereof, whereby the boots are rendered worthless as a protection to the feet against the snow and slush in which the work has to be generally performed; and to attain this object my invention consists of a composite boot whose leg and upper is composed of an outer body of sail-duck,which is both iiexible and practically impervitnis to water, and a lining of felt or woven material, and whose sole is coml'iosed of felt or of india-rubber, as may be preferred.

ln theI accoinpanying drawings, which are herein referred to and form a part ol' this specilieation, Figure l is a side elevation of a boot in which my invention is embodied. liig. 2 is an enlarged horizontal section at the line X X of Fig. l;and liig. 3 is avertical section at the line Y AY of Fig. 2, showing' the outer and inner layers torn and' turned outwardly for the purpose of clearly defining' the arrangement ol' the different layers of the material used therein.

As represented in the drawings, A designates the leg and upper of my boot, the same being comliiosed of an outer body, l, of sailduck, and an inner lining', 2, of felt or woven fabric, there being two pieces of each, which are cut to a uniform size and shape from flat sheets of the material above named. All of said pieces are secured together in the relative positions j ust stated by means of a sin- `gle seam, il, at the front of the boot anda single seam, Tl, at the back of the boot, and, for the purpose of affording greater strength and endurance to wear, each of said seams is provided with a stay-piece, 5, which is preferably made of sail-duck, and is secured by stitching' over said seams. The lower end of the pieces which form the leg and upper is turned inwardly to form an inturned flange,

6, which extends continuously around the lower part of the foot of the boot for the purpose of securing the sole B thereto. Between the edges of the opposite flanges G a flexible tilling, O, of leather or other suitable material, is inserted to fill the space between the 6o iianges to a level surface with both :faces of said iianges. An inner sole, D, is arranged to entirely cover over said flanges and filling, and thereby a smooth and unbroken surface is provided to receive the foot of the wearer. 6 5

The sole B is made of felt or, when preferred, of india-rubber, and it is first attached to the boot by cementing it to the iianges G and filling O, and is then secured in place by a line of stitching, 7 ,which, b y passing through 7o boot to entirely cover the inner sole, D; but

said insole may be omitted without material detriment to the wearing' qualities of the boots.

These boots are preferably worn with indiarubber overshoes during wet weather; but

during dry cold weather they may be worn 8o with perfect safety and entire comfort without said overshoes.

Heretofore composite boots have been made with their legs and uppers composed of felt o1' woven fabric on their outer surface, and 85 after a brief use the felt or woven fabric would become cracked and broken about the ankle to such a degree as to render the boots worthless. In my improvement the outer body, being' composed of sail-duck, possesses 9o t-he essential qualities of great strength, iiexibility, and imperviousness to water.

I claim as my invention- As an improved article of manufacture, a

composite boot which consists of a leg and upper composed of an outerbody of sail-duck and an inner lining of felt or woven fabric, a sole of felt or indiarubber, and a sole-filling of leather or other flexible material, the outer body and lining of said leg and upper being roo composed of two pieces of each of the said materials cut to a uniform size and shape, se-

Cured together by :L Single Seam at J[he front Cured by a line ol" stto`l1ing"\\'l1ioh involves and rem?, and turned inwardly to 'form ay con- Said Sole, Haug-e, :md inner solo, as and for the To tinuous :Flange around Jr/he lowel` e( go, Said purpose herein spocl'ed. 'llont mq regu' Semnsbeug oowelfed st ay- WILLAM MCKIE 5 pleoes ol sa1.lduok,smd. Sole-[111mg lormmg a vHush surface with the 'uppermul lower faces of said intumed flange, :md said Sole boing Q: Il. Low,

cemented to the l'oot of the boot and then Se- S. B. BREWER. 

